After some deliberation, @sagescrub and I decided to team up on Steem! You can now find me on @sagescrub's account where I will be posting and writing going forward. Thank you so much for following @idyllwild

I volunteer to work at an organic flower farm, Flora Farm, once a week and in return, I receive what I consider of utmost value - gorgeous blooms that brightens my day and lift my spirit. I also learn

I've been into listening to podcasts while gardening lately. I came across this poem while listening to the On Being podcast and it was so beautiful and poignant I felt I had to share this.

I love flowers of all kinds and especially, the healing kind! @sagescrub and I both love dandelion...but for very different reasons. He loves the taste of dandelion leaves and roots, which he wrote about

Fellow nature lovers, come take a hike with me and explore the wild beauty of our home. Let's take this meandering path to the sky. Let the reaching branches brush your skin and hair...oh how much they

The Secret Garden

This week's bouquet, part of my #foundflowers series, features a small collection of wildflowers growing in the forest of our region. We just moved here a little over a month ago and we quickly fell in

Last week I began a #foundflower project to post weekly images of flowers I gather/grow. And already, our home is filling with flowers - both wild harvested and from the garden! Just earlier today, I filled

I've been offline and on the land the last two weeks, working in our garden and our friends' gardens, as well as exploring this beautiful region. After cozying up this winter, I am savoring the thrill

Spring is a magnificent time of year, and I never knew just how beautiful it can be until I left southern California, where summer is endless, and lived on a farm where the seasons are ever changing.

Spring is coming and @sagescrub and I are excitedly planning our garden! We're incredibly grateful to have a huge gardening space at the new place we've just moved to in Williams, Oregon. Of course we

My relationship with sourdough started over a year ago, and since then, it's been pretty hot and heavy. I learned about sourdough bread a bread baking workshop that I got to attend for free out of sheer

Woohoo! It's the final day of the seven black & white photo challenge. Many thanks to @canadianrenegade for roping me in and getting me to post on Steemit more often. Taking part in this challenge

So it's about to be Valentine's Day, and though I'm not really into boxed chocolates, monocropped roses, or hallmark sentiments, I am a hopeless romantic and I believe in the power of love. Thus, I want

Bryce Canyon is perhaps the most beautiful place I've ever visited. My photography buddy and I were lucky to be there on a full moon with an arsenal of vintage cameras. All the photos were taken with

I thought it'd be fun to use a macro image for today's black & white photo. I love how black and white images simplify our brain's processing and helps you to see the details you might otherwise miss.

Look at this beautiful giant squash! It weighs more than 30 lbs. This wonderful Blue Hubbard grows very easily here in east Washington and provides us with a lot of nutrition this winter. It tastes very

This photograph is a part of my Seven Day Black & White Photo Challenge. I'm sharing a black & white image everyday for 7 consecutive days. If you'd like to join too, the rules are below. Happy

Here are the rules: 7 black-and-white images that represent an important part of your life Present a picture every day for 7 days No people No explanation Nominate somebody every day, though everyone can

Ever since I got into naturally dyeing, I've been totally obsessed with experimenting with different plants and discovering the incredible variations of colors they can produce. Natural dyeing gave me